Vowels

Question 1

/i/ as in beat /bit/

Answer 1

High front tense unrounded

Ex. Fleet tree key Cepheus median

Question 2

/I/ as in bit /bIt/

Answer 2

High mid front lax unrounded

Ex inch link lift rich

Question 3

/e/ as in bait /bet/

Answer 3

Mid front tense unrounded

Ex. Able, ache, rain

Question 4

/ɛ/ as in bet /bɛt/

Answer 4

Low mid front lax unrounded

Ex.said,quest,friend

Question 5

/æ/ as in bat /bæt/

Answer 5

Low front lax unrounded

Ex. Drat,Axel , catch

Question 6

/ɝ/ as in heard /hɝrd/

Answer 6

Mid central tense rounded

Ex bird turban forward

Question 7

/ɚ/ as in mother /mʌðɚ/

Answer 7

Mid central lax unrounded

Ex color, surprise, brother

Question 8

/ʌ/ as in mother /mʌðɚ/

Answer 8

Low mid back central lax unrounded

Ex upper pumpkin

Question 9

/ə/ as in about /əbait/

Answer 9

Mid central lax unrounded
Ex.upon, enough, about,
Symbol name:schwa

Question 10

/u/ as in boot /but/

Answer 10

High back tense rounded

Ex boot tool food

Question 11

/ʊ/ as in book /bʊk/

Answer 11

High mid back lax rounded

Ex. Shook, book, stood,

Question 12

/o/ as in boat /bot/

Answer 12

Mid back tense rounded

Ex. Brooch , toe, ode,

Question 13

/ɔ/ as in caught /kɔt/ (type of dialect, Southern California does not use ɔ, cauuuhfeee vs cooooffe)

Answer 13

Low mid back tense unrounded

Ex. Caught

Question 14

/a/ as in cot /Kat/(type of dialect, Southern California does uses /a/, cauuuhfeee vs cooooffe)

Answer 14

Low back tense unrounded

Ex. Cot

Question 15

Diphthongs

Answer 15

Vowels in which the tongue, jaw and/or lips move during their articulation

Question 16

Phonemic(3) and nonphonemic(2) diphthongs

Answer 16

Phonemic: /ai/ /ɔI/ and /aʊ/ change meaning of word
Nonphonemic: /ei/ and /o ʊ/ will not change meaning of word